CVE-2020-1467

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles hard links.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 190910.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 160710.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 201610.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 76.1.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 7 Service Pack 16.1.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 8.16.3.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 16.1.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 20126.2.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R26.3.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 200410.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server version 200410.0.0 < publicationaffected

Weaknesses

  • Elevation of Privilege

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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